heat seeking missiles, and much more! There are many strong weapon-item synergies

to be discovered throughout your run and we encourage you to experiment as much as you can.

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Aside from the class starting loadout, items can be discovered through chests

scattered throughout the levels, or bought in shop terminals. As with weapons,

items exist in 4 rarities relating to their drop chance and power,

and are lost on mission failure for a fresh experience every run.

UPGRADING

As we’ve discussed on the weapon page, upgrades and experimentation are

key characteristics of SYNTHETIK and this extends also to the items.

Each item has an Item Power, usually starting at 100%, which then can be

upgraded at “Pandora’s Box” - the item upgrade Shrine.

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Each upgrade grants 25% improved item power, up to a maximum of 300%,

but the cost for each upgrade increases incrementally.

The power level increases several properties such as:

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Item active duration

Item cooldown speed

Item main effect trigger chance

Item rare bonus trigger chance

Depending on the item, often the damage, range, or other item effects can be increased!

Items sometimes come in variants, such as Superior, Cursed and Master Crafted,

granting them altered stats and higher starting Power.

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The standout feature of the item power system is that you can set your own focus and make any item extremely powerful, if desired. You can build many strategies around them - choose to upgrade minimally, pour everything

into your favorite item, spread upgrades out evenly, or spend all of your credits elsewhere! The choice is yours.

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RECYCLING

Lastly, you can recycle any item at any time by dragging it into your recycling slot at the top of the item inventory.

Recycling destroys the item and grants a considerable amount of credits based on the item’s rarity and item power. This gives even more freedom and potential strategies.